
naturalizedZingiberaceae
Alpinia zerumbet
Shell ginger
Alpinia zerumbet, commonly known as shell ginger, is a perennial species of ginger native to East Asia. They can grow up to 8 to 10 ft (2.4 to 3.0 m) tall and bear colorful funnel-shaped flowers. They are grown as ornamentals and their leaves are used in cuisine and traditional medicine. They are also sometimes known as the pink porcelain lily, variegated ginger or butterfly ginger.
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Where documented · 85 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 196 · GBIF 269 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 33 · GBIF 42 ✓
Pololū · HawaiʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 23 ✓
Honopou · MauiiNat 10 · GBIF 23 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 10 · GBIF 22 ✓
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 12 · GBIF 10 ✓
Makanikahio 1-2, Auau · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 14 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 13 ✓
Honokōwai · MauiiNat 5 · GBIF 8 ✓
Paeahu · MauiiNat 6 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 4 ✓
Wailuku · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 8 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 4 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 9 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 4 ✓
Pāʻā · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Hanakaʻōʻō · MauiiNat 5 · GBIF 1 ✓
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
South Olohena · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahaliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 4
Palauea · MauiiNat 3
Honokahua · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Lanihau 1-2, Moeauo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻŌiʻo 2 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawaipapa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waipouli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanakaʻoe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 3
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiGBIF 3
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hakipuʻu · OʻahuiNat 2
Hāmākuapoko · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Weliweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Onomea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hāmākualoa · MauiiNat 2
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 2
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pālāwai · LānaʻiiNat 2
Puaʻa 2-3, Waiʻaha 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuGBIF 2
Hāʻena · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Kaʻauhuhu · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuGBIF 2
Nāwiliwili · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Kulaʻimano · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 1
Papaʻanui · MauiiNat 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waimalu · OʻahuiNat 1
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 1
Kualoa 1 · OʻahuiNat 1
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Māhinahina 4 · MauiiNat 1
Honokeana · MauiiNat 1
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 1
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Puʻuki · MauiGBIF 1
Keʻanae · MauiGBIF 1
ʻAlaeiki · MauiGBIF 1
Kaʻūpūlehu · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hōlualoa 1-2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waikapū · MauiGBIF 1
Waiheʻe · OʻahuGBIF 1
Koʻolau · MauiGBIF 1
Halehaku · MauiGBIF 1
Haʻikū · MauiGBIF 1
Launiupoko · MauiGBIF 1
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalihi · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kapaʻau · HawaiʻiGBIF 1







